Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cibation

/sɪˈbeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ciba-tion
IPA: /sɪˈbeɪʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of consuming food.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"fermentation and cibation"

Etymology

From Latin cibatio, from cibare (“to feed”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

cibations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cibation?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈbeɪʃən/.
What does cibation mean?: The act of consuming food.
Where does cibation come from?: From Latin cibatio, from cibare (“to feed”).

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